"Through love be servants of one another," Galatians 5:13.
Christ has set us free from oppressive, cursing detail of law. Right standing before God no longer depends on its meticulous observance. Dead, buried, and raised with Christ, we are now born again to a new life, free at last! Now we can do what we jolly well please, right? (Careful how we answer this. We get in the habit of changing one oppressive law for another.) Well, how did the Lord Jesus Christ use his own unfettered freedom? He had cosmological power and unlimited right to legions of battle angels ... he could have had us for breakfast, devoured worlds at a whim. But rather than consuming, he became consumed. Scripture says, The son of man came not to be served, but to serve. And he calls his own to the same.
Christ living in us, we reflect on our renewed commitment to serve others; and we give thanks. Whom might we serve today? Love them like Jesus.
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